Phillip Danault

Phillip Danault

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C · 6'1" · 200 lb · Shoots L
Age 33
Career
0.52
P / GP
412P in 793 GP
Archetype
Depth Forward
Role classification
Career stage
Veteran
By age + experience
Cap hit (AAV)
$5.5M
Signed through 2027
Career points
412
Regular season

Shot quality · 2026-27

Individual xG
1.1
13 unblocked attempts
Goals − xG
-1.1
vs expected
5v5 ixG
0.7
10 unblocked attempts at 5v5
5v5 G − xG
-0.7
even-strength finishing

On-ice impact · 5v5 · 2025-26

On-ice xGF (5v5)
3.7
93 shots on ice
On-ice xGA (5v5)
2.0
for opponents
On-ice xGF% (5v5)
64.9
share of on-ice xG
On-ice GF − GA (5v5)
+1
5 GF · 4 GA

Statistical comparables

Closest active NHL forwards by career P/GP. Click a card to open the side-by-side comparison.

Career journey

Rookie
2014–15 · age 21
Chicago Blackhawks
0.0 P/GP
2 GP · 0G · 0A
Emerging
2015–16 · age 22
Chicago Blackhawks
0.2 P/GP
51 GP · 4G · 6A
Prime
2016–17 → 2024 · age 23–30
Montréal Canadiens
0.59 P/GP
578 GP · 113G · 228A
Veteran
2024–25 → 2027 · age 31–33
Montréal Canadiens
0.38 P/GP
162 GP · 14G · 47A

Phillip Danault, a center for the Montreal Canadiens, is entering his age-33 season. In 2025-26 he recorded 1 point (0 goals, 1 assist) in 7 games, a 0.14 points-per-game pace. At 5-on-5 his team controlled 64.9% of the expected goals with him on the ice. Measured against expected goals, his finishing came in at -1.1. HighDanger's model projects 31 points for 2026-27, in a 20 to 42 range. Full season logs, percentile ranks against the league, and comparable players are below.

Recent Season Stats

SeasonGPGAP+/-PIMPPTOI/GPP/GP
2023–2478173047+1218918:010.60
2024–258083543+2026117:400.54
2025–2630055+36016:190.17
2025–26456612-620015:040.27
2026–277011+10015:590.14
Career793131281412+8034946—0.52

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Trajectory

Last 5 seasons
Career year-by-year · dotted = projected

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